Carrick to join Giggs and Scholes on rolling contracts at Manchester United

While veteran players such as Frank
Lampard are being cut loose from their clubs in the summer, Sir Alex
Ferguson will be making no such move with his more senior team members.

According to reports in The Sun, Michael Carrick is due to receive a new 12-month contract at Manchester United.

The England midfielder’s £80,000 a
week deal will end this year, and he is likely to be offered the rolling
agreement that Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes have been given.

Staying put: Michael Carrick is set to be offered a 12-month contract at Manchester United

While most players are far from being in peak physical condition as they reach their 30’s, at least compared to the young new recruits coming through the ranks, Carrick is in the finest form of his career.

Ferguson picked him to start in all but two of their last 50 games, which explains why the situation was being monitored by Carrick’s former clubs West Ham and Spurs.

However the United boss has made it clear that his midfielder will not be making a move this year.